Porepunkah shooting live: Victorian police chief commissioner speaks to media as manhunt continues for suspect Dezi Freeman
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Porepunkah shooting live: Victorian police chief commissioner speaks to media as manhunt continues for suspect Dezi Freeman
"Dezi Freeman, the man suspected of shooting and killing two police officers and injuring a third at a rural Victorian property, has previously called police terrorist thugs and has a history of association with pseudolaw and sovereign citizen ideas. Court records show Freeman has previously described police as frigging Nazis, Gestapo and terrorist thugs. He also once attempted to arrest a magistrate during a bizarre court hearing in Wangaratta."
"Chief commissioner with Victoria police, Mike Bush, said Freeman, 56, is heavily armed and still at large. Bush said a large team were absolutely focused in finding the suspect: We are pouring every resource into this search for this person, we must find him. The hunt will continue until we find him. Bush said there was no hostage situation."
"We are pouring every resource into this search for this person, we must find him. The hunt will continue until we find him."
Two police officers were shot dead and a third was injured at a rural Victorian property near Porepunkah. The suspect, Dezi Freeman, 56, is described as heavily armed and remains at large while police commit substantial resources to a sustained manhunt. Freeman has a documented history of pseudolaw and sovereign citizen beliefs, previously calling police “terrorist thugs” and describing them as “frigging Nazis, Gestapo and terrorist thugs.” Court records show he once attempted to arrest a magistrate and faced driving-related convictions that led to licence cancellation and a two-year disqualification from 8 April 2024. The local MP expressed community shock and devastation.
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